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Hickling Broad

Group Category: General

  • New Groups

    The newsletter will include information on new groups that are being formed. Read more

  • Photography (Blurr)

    This group meets at 2:00pm on the third Monday of each month at Hickling Barn. Members use a variety of camera equipment, from smartphones to DSLR's. We aim to improve our photography and widen our experiences by having monthly photographic challenges that are presented to the group for mutual enjoyment and discussion. More experienced members… Read more

  • Reading (Bookworms)

    Bookworms meet each month at Hickling Barn to discuss a wide range of reading from popular novels to the classics. Our local library provides us with an up to date book list from which our members chose a book they will present to the group for discussion on their chosen month. Read more

  • Sailing

    Sailing takes place on Tuesday and Friday mornings during the Summer months. We are hosted by the Nancy Oldfield Trust on Barton Broad who ensure our safety at all times. We run both Main and Newbies groups, accommodating all abilities, with Newbies graduating to the Main group as their skills warrant. Please note that Sailing… Read more

  • Voices of Hickling

    Voices of Hickling has around six members and and now meets on an 'as required' basis. The group has undertaken an oral history project to preserve the memories of some of the village's senior residents. This has documented many fascinating aspects of local social history through the medium of recording the reminiscences of those who… Read more

  • Walks

    The Walking Group meet on the first Wednesday of the month starting at 10:00am at the chosen start point. We walk at a leisurely pace for between four and five miles. The walks vary - country lanes and across fields - and we try our best to keep off busy main roads. The group often… Read more

  • Art

    Following a somewhat hesitant start, the Art Group is currently is suspended, awaiting a new leader. Until a new leader is found, group members are invited to join in with the Creative Crafts sessions on the first Thursday of the month. Watch this space! Read more

  • Wildlife

    This groups meets once a month - usually the third Thursday of the month at 10.00am - however there is flexibility required because different times and days suit the wildlife better at times (Such as when we do an evening trip to Stubbs Mill at Hickling). We have over the last few years visited a… Read more

  • British History

    We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2.00pm. Meetings are usually held in members homes although we do plan to visit some places of historic interest. Each meeting is based around a particular historical topic. Any group members who have researched the subject present their findings and this is followed by a… Read more

  • Country Dancing

    Our informal and friendly group meets on the first and second Mondays of each month at 2:00pm at Hickling Barn. We are a self managed learning group kindly supported by our volunteer instructor and her sound assistant. We generally do a mixture of English country dances, some of which are modern and some which are… Read more